PIO ISO 639-3
Piapoco
Wenewika Autonym
A language of Colombia
- ISO 639
- pio
- Alternate Names
- Piapoko, Tsáçe
- Autonym
- Wenewika
- Population
- 4,930 in Colombia (2007 Moyano). Ethnic population: 14,700 (2018 census). Total users in all countries: 6,680.
- Location:
- Guainía department: Guaviare south bank border areas; Vichada department: between Vichada and Guaviare rivers.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Maipurean, Northern, Upper Amazon, Western Nawiki, Piapoco
- Dialects
- None known. Very similar to Guarequena [gae] (Crevels 2007).
- Typology
- SVO; 15 consonants and 4 vowels.
- Language Use
- Also use Spanish [spa]. Used as L2 by Achagua [aca].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 30%–40%. Literacy rate in L2: 20%–40%. Dictionary. NT: 1966–2014.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Piapoco
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Amazonas state: San Fernando de Atapapo area along the Orinoco. South of Vichada department.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened) View other languages of Venezuela
Language Name
Piapoco
User Population
1,750 in Venezuela (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 3,710 (2011 census).
Map
Location: Guainía department: Guaviare south bank border areas; Vichada department: between Vichada and Guaviare rivers.
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